Hobart 086: the booster overtemp safety tripped
The booster has a safety that opens if the water gets far too hot.
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- Temperature and alarms
- Reach-in and prep table repair
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What 086
actually means.
The booster has a safety that opens if the water gets far too hot. When it trips, the LXn shows Booster overtemp tripped with 086, and no button on the screen clears it. The safety has to be reset and the reason for the overheat found.
Hobart commercial appliance display · also shown as Error 086
What to do when 086 shows on the commercial applianceKind of codeTemperature and alarms
The controller has seen a temperature outside the band it was set for and is saying so: a box above its alarm point, a fryer vat or an oven cavity that tripped its high-limit, or a dish machine rinse that never came up to heat. Often the cause sits outside the unit, such as a door left open during a delivery, a coil packed with grease, a kitchen far hotter than the maker allows or a booster fed cold water. Checking the door, the coil and the air around the unit is fair; move the product if a cold box stays above 41°F, and book the visit.
Usually leads toReach-in and prep table repair
Reach-ins, pass-throughs, prep tables and blast chillers: gaskets, hinges, fans, thermostats, condensers and compressors.
Shows up asCommercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display
A commercial appliance error code appears as letters or numbers on a combi, fryer, reach-in controller, dish machine or laundry machine display, or as a flashing light or an alarm tone.
MakeHobart
A Hobart dish machine that stops holding its rinse heat is usually seen right after the lunch racks clear, so the tank can drain and cool.
SourceHobart LXn / LXGn series instructions manual F41243 (10-23), error code chart
Hobart LXn and LXGn undercounter machines (LXnC, LXnH, LXnR, LXGnPR, LXGnR) with the touchscreen control, per instructions manual F41243. AM16, CL and FT2000 machines use their own displays and are not covered by this chart.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Hobart's own guidance for 086 on its commercial appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Stop using the machine and leave the door closed while it is hot.
Turn the machine's circuit breaker off from a dry panel.
Do not open panels to reach the safety; it sits beside live wiring.
Book a visit so the booster element, contactor and thermostat can be tested before the safety is reset.
Still there?
It usually turns into reach-in and prep table repair. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
086 is not the same as 001, where the booster sensor reads 239°F or more and holding the power button drains the machine. A booster that overheats has usually been heated by a part that did not switch off, so resetting the safety without a repair only repeats the trip.
What you may
notice with it.
The commercial appliance problems 086 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the commercial appliance before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where 086 usually leads
Reach-in and prep table repair.
Hobart
commercial appliances.
A Hobart dish machine that stops holding its rinse heat is usually seen right after the lunch racks clear, so the tank can drain and cool.
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In Hobart's own words
Booster overtemp tripped.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Hobart LXn and LXGn undercounter machines (LXnC, LXnH, LXnR, LXGnPR, LXGnR) with the touchscreen control, per instructions manual F41243. AM16, CL and FT2000 machines use their own displays and are not covered by this chart.
Hobart 086 commercial appliance repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about 086.
Can I clear 086 myself?
Can I reset the booster safety on a Hobart myself?
What makes a Hobart booster overheat?
Is there a fire risk with 086 on a Hobart?
Back to your everyday
Still showing 086?
A booking with a code goes further when it has the code as shown, the model and serial from the data plate, and a word on whether the unit still holds temperature, heats, rinses or spins. With those three, the office can match the likely part to your unit the same day.